First announcement NordiCHI 2010 Reykjavik, Iceland

First announcement and call for papers NordiCHI 2010: Extending boundaries The 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Reykjavik, Iceland, 16-20 October http://www.nordichi2010.org NordiCHI 2010 : About Understanding, respecting, crossing and even expanding boundaries is a part of our daily lives. Boundaries underpin not only geographical and cultural differences between countries, but also differences between sectors and scientific disciplines. Understanding boundaries is an integral part of human computer interaction. It is a part of understanding how people behave and what they value, of designing technologies, of learning how people express their needs, intentions and feelings, of designing HCI technologies and of evaluating them. Extending boundaries of HCI is a part of its evolution. HCI has evolved as a discipline, from focusing on motor skills, to emphasising cognitive processing, moving to contextual technologies surrounding us. Furthermore, HCI evolves in interaction with other disciplines. Much as it is important to stay within boundaries and be true to its roots, HCI evolves. Like boundaries, HCI has many facets where openness to communities, disciplines and people is essential for growth. While geography, nations and culture are old and evolve slowly, the discipline of HCI is young. This should encourage practitioners and researchers alike to think beyond, not only 10 or 20 years ahead, but towards grand challenges, yet knowing that every single advance, however small, is a key to accomplishing goals. Selecting Extending boundaries as the theme of NordiCHI 2010, the organizers want to encourage contributors and participants to consider HCI?s boundaries, staying within them, or to think beyond them to address grand challenges. NordiCHI will be held for the first time in Reykjavik in 2010. Iceland?s unspoiled nature, the sea, glaciers, volcanic mountains and lava fields, offers participants many opportunities to explore it on short or long trips. Iceland, being located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge dividing the European and American continental plates, is easily accessible via air from these continents, offering participants a premium location for a conference. NordiCHI is: - The main Nordic forum for human-computer interaction research, with the conference proceedings published by ACM. - A meeting place for people from a broad range of traditions and communities, concerned with humans in a world empowered by computer technologies. - Biannual, having previously been held in Stockholm (2000), Århus (2002), Tampere (2004), Oslo (2006) and Lund (2008). Conference topics include but are not limited to: ? Adaptive and adaptable systems ? Affective interaction ? Ambient intelligence ? Artistic and aesthetic aspects of interaction and interface design ? Boundaries ? Brain-computer interfaces ? Design cases ? Design methods ? End-user development ? Evaluation methods ? Evolvable HCI ? Group and organization interfaces ? Human values ? Information visualization and presentation ? Innovative interface design ? Interface agents and interface characters ? Languages ? Models of interaction ? Multimodal interfaces ? New interaction techniques and devices ? Participatory design ? Studies of organizations, technology and work ? Theory and foundation of HCI ? Ubiquitous, pervasive, and mobile interaction ? Universal access ? Usability studies ? User-centred design NordiCHI2010: Important dates 12 April, 2010: Submission of workshops, tutorials and panel proposals 3 May, 2010:Submission of full papers 16 July, 2010: Submission of short papers/posters and interactive demos 6 August, 2010: Submissions to doctoral consortium. NordiCHI2010: Chairs General chairs: Ebba Þóra Hvannberg (UI), Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir (RU) Program chairs: Ann Blandford (UCL), Jan Gulliksen (KTH) For information on the organizing committee please see www.nordichi2010.org NordiCHI2010: Call for sponsors The success of NordiCHI 2010 is also highly dependent on the support of local and international sponsors. Sponsorship is an excellent opportunity to expose your company or organization as a leading name in HCI and ICT. In addition to general sponsorships, NordiCHI 2010 has a limited number of slots for hospitality receptions and sponsored events. Support from organizations can come in all kinds of flavours, from voluntary work at the Conference venue to support in the preparation and marketing of the event. Companies and organizations interested in sponsoring NordiCHI 2010 are invited to contact the sponsor chair at: sponsors@nordichi2010.org NordiCHI2010: Mailing List To receive updates about the NordiCHI Conference, subscribe to the Conference mailing list by sending a message containing only the word ?subscribe? (no quotes) to: announcements-request@nordichi.org For further information, please see http://www.nordichi2010.org